Chapter Twenty-Three: The Human Heart Is Wealth

George spent the middle of the night trying to find around, but to no avail, he used his short-lived stealth ability to hide in various parts of the city, but did not find the leader of the Alliance mercenary group. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

"My lord, it seems that this head is not very simple. George reported to Cumberland.

"Indeed, until now, not a single civilian has come to report the mercenaries in an attempt to obtain a reward. The Son of God was pacing around the room without leaving his armor, and it was already early in the morning, "Let's begin, clean up the city." ”

There was no resistance, no riots, the people were all taken to a large square, and the mercenaries of the Alliance had changed into ordinary clothes, and on the surface, it was impossible to tell who was the warrior. Cumberland frowned, looking at the more than 2,000 people in front of him, if he couldn't find a mercenary, of course, it would be a great hidden danger for the next rule. The soldiers of the town of Sivi surrounded the entire square, and they were holding weapons and waiting solemnly, waiting for the orders of the Son of God.

"Quiet, all quiet!" Cumberland exclaimed, "I am the Regional Bishop Cumberland sent by the Pope of the Celestial Church, and I was supposed to go to serve in the Duchy of Seneh, but here I encountered a noble rebellion and temporarily took over the city, which is the territory of the Amellot Empire, I believe that you are all believers in Lord St. Ossidine, then in the name of God, I hope that you will identify the rebels and judge their sins accordingly." ”

The silence made the Son of God feel incredulous and disappointed, but is God of no use in the hearts of the people in these remote areas?

"Do you have a conniving attitude towards the executioners who slaughtered their relatives?" asked Cumberland, and it was puzzling that no one stood up to point out the enemy.

Suddenly, an old man stood up and raised his hand, "Lord Bishop, old man, can I have a few words with you?"

Cumberland nodded immediately, let the old man come closer, and asked, "Why, do you know who the mercenaries are?"

"Yes, I know. The old man said calmly, "But I won't say it, and I believe that the people of Anding City who have a conscience won't say it." ”

"Why is that?"

"My lord, the three nobles captured the city of Anding, and then they began to loot and slaughter the people, not treating us as human beings at all, for money and food, the streets were full of blood and corpses. It was the regimental commander Lord Valentine who saved us, he led his troops to kill the nobles, prevented the killing, and the rest of us can live, and now you let us report them, report our benefactors, this is impossible, unless you announce in public, pardon Lord Valentine. The old man said.

Cumberland said in his heart: "So that's the case, the rebels did have infighting, but George didn't understand that the real reason for their infighting was not because of the uneven distribution of spoils, but because of the slaughter of the city. ”

The Son of God quickly thought that if he pretended to acquit Valentine, led him out, and then adjudicated, he was afraid that he would be unpopular, which would undoubtedly deceive all the people, and would cause great resistance and resentment in their hearts, which would not be conducive to future governance and would not conform to his own style of conduct. Cumberland said: "Everyone should know that the entire empire of Yamelo is a land shrouded in the light of God, the mercenary group of the Alliance unites with the local nobles, attacks the city, kills the bishop, destroys the temple, and mutilates the believers, all of which are blasphemous acts, although Valentin later relented, he is at least an accomplice, as the new bishop, I must judge him according to the system of the church, otherwise I will not be able to account to the pope and the gods." ”

As soon as Cumberland's voice fell, it immediately attracted commotion and noise, and the old man in front of him laughed even more, and the laughter was very desolate.

"What are you laughing at?" Cumberland furrowed his brow, a little annoyed.

"Laughing at what you just said, of course. The old man was not afraid, "My lord, you said that the city of Anding is under the light of God, may I ask, when the nobles attacked and entered, we prayed to Lord St. Ossidine, hoping that it would be safe, but did God help us? Of course the answer is no, tens of thousands of believers were killed, and St. Ossidine and his old man were indifferent, where is the glory of God?"

Cumberland was stunned for a moment, and replied, "Didn't I come to save everyone on behalf of Lord St. Ossidine?"

The old man looked at Cumberland and said, "You represent God, but what about the dead Bishop Dobin, doesn't he represent God, when he stood on the city wall with the Holy Book and the Holy Scriptures, and prayed for God's blessing, he was shot through the chest by the enemy's bow and arrow, and finally he vomited blood and shouted, "Blasphemers will be punished by God!" According to this theory, the Valentine who killed the nobles was a god, because he punished them. ”

Cumberland understood what the old man meant, in the eyes of these people who were still alive, they had already regarded Captain Valentine as a messenger of God, and they would not identify the leader. The scene was deadlocked, Cumberland stood there angrily, there was no good way, he couldn't also kill all the people, no matter what was good or bad, and make Anding City an empty city.

"Reward, spend a lot of money to offer a reward, I don't believe people who don't see money. Cumberland thought to himself, and as he was about to act, Moses and Belinda had been escorted to the city, and the scholar had a message to the son of God, telling him not to take any action for the time being, and to return to the lord's mansion to discuss what to do.

"Cumberland, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, you're about to own a city and a few towns, and it's strategically located. Moses said, "This opportunity must be seized, and if it is lost, there will be no more." ”

"Easy to say. The Son of God sighed and told Moses what had just happened. "Now, all the blasphemers out there are there, Lord St. Ossidine is here, and there is not a single mercenary leader who has any influence. ”

"Learn to be flexible, and immediately declare in the name of St. Ossidine that Valentine is innocent and meritorious, that he is a messenger sent by God to save everyone, and that you make Valentine the lord of the city in the name of the bishop, and use his influence to stabilize the whole city, and then talk about other things. "At the same time, on behalf of St. Ossidine, you apologize to the people that God did not recognize their suffering, save them, and let you come to comfort and compensate them." ”

"How can God apologize?" said Cumberland, surprised.

"Child, the human heart is the most important treasure, why can't God apologize, from today on, he must learn to apologize! Don't forget that we founded a Protestant, holy heart church. "Of course, it's not appropriate to declare it to the outside world at this time, and for the time being, you still have to put on the skin of the Church of the Star." Go, go capture their hearts. (To be continued.) )